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Can't imagine anything better than curling up with a cup of tea
and a feline companion? You may want to pony up some cash to make
New York City's first permanent cat café a reality.

Little Lions is attempting to raise $65,000 to open the city's
first "cat sanctuary and tea house." The café aims not only to
provide a place for humans to play with cats, but also give
shelter cats the opportunity to find new adoptive owners.

"In this serene oasis, humans and cats will be able to bond and
realize the mutual benefits of each other's' company, while
friends and fellow cat lovers share a pot of tea and a truly
special experience," the company wrote on its Tilt.com crowdfunding page.

Little Lions hopes to open in spring 2015, if it can raise the
necessary funds.

Cat cafés have been a hit in Japan and parts of Europe, and are
just starting to catch on in the U.S. The Cat Town Café and KitTea are slated to open in the Bay Area
this year. Purina sponsored a cat café pop up in New York City in April
that resulted in lines of eager customers that stretched out
the café's door.

However, while the customer base is present, there are still no
permanent cat cafes currently open in the U.S. A recent Kickstarter to open a cat café in Los
Angeles only raised $9,553 – well short of the $350,000
goal. Aside from funding, cat cafés are forced to deal with
issues of sanitation standards and animal safety. Opening a
cat café is no piece of cake. But, for the 52 backers who have
already donated to Little Lions, it is worth the effort.